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Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources

“An Agreement Signed at the Munich Conference of September 1938 Ceded the German-

Speaking Sudetenland Region of Czechoslovakia to Germany.” United States Holocaust

Memorial Museum, UCLA Film and Television Archive,

www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/media_fi.php?ModuleId=0&MediaId=1840.

This is a primary source. We used this source to learn about the Munich Agreement. It

helped us actually see the signing of the Munich Agreement.

Brandt, Erik. Received by Norwegian Nobel Committee, 27 Jan. 1939.

This was a letter received by the Norwegian Nobel Committee written by Erik Brandt. It

shows how Brandt thought that Hitler deserved a Nobel Peace Prize.

“Chamberlain Expresses Views to Hitler.” Pittsburg Post-Gazette, PIttsburg Post-Gazette,

www.post-gazette.com/ae/book-reviews/2010/12/10/Diplomats-on-all-sides-misplayed-Polish-

card-before-start-of-WW-II/stories/201012100216.

This digital image is a primary source that showcases Chamberlain expressing his views

towards Hitler before the Munich Agreement. It demonstrates how each side had their

own viewpoints on the matter at hand.

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Chamberlain, Neville. “Peace in Our Time.” British Broadcasting Corporation. Peace in our

Time, www.bbc.co.uk/archive/ww2outbreak/7907.shtml.

From the BBC website, we were able to find a primary source video. This video is the

speech that Chamberlain gave right after signing the Munich Agreement.

Churchill, Winston. “The Munich Agreement.” Churchill.

www.winstonchurchill.org/resources/speeches/1930-1938-the-wilderness/the-munich-

agreement/.

In the Churchill website, we were able to obtain Churchill’s response to the Munich

Agreement. It is a primary source and shows how Churchill was not pleased by how

Chamberlain had acted.

“German Tanks Cross the Czech Border, in Violation of the 1938 Munich Agreement.” United

States Holocaust Memorial Museum, National Archives and Records Administration, 15 May

1939, www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/media_ph.php?ModuleId=0&MediaId=2614.

This is a primary source. We used this source to learn about the effects of the Munich

Agreement. This source helped us understand how after the Munich Agreement was

signed, Hitler disregarded the terms of it and sent tanks across Czech borders.
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Hoffmann, Heinrich. “Adolf Hitler.” Getty Images, www.thoughtco.com/facts-about-hitler-

1779642.

This is an primary source photograph taken by Adolf Hitler’s photographer Heinrich

Hoffmann. It shows Hitler saluting to his people. It helps us understand how much power

he had.

“Horst Wessel Lied.” Horst Wessel Lied, Youtube, youtu.be/X6sXIoYOnps.

This primary source titled Horst Wessel Lied is the national anthem of Germany from

1933-1945. It demonstrates the feeling of power in Nazi Germany.

“How Did World War I End? The Treaty of Versailles.” History on the Net, History on the Net,

1 Aug. 1919, www.historyonthenet.com/how-did-ww1-end-the-treaty-of-versailles/.

This photo from History on the Net is a primary source. It was taken during the meeting

when writing the Treaty of Versailles. This was an important end to World War I and led

to the terrible economy of Germany after the war.

“In the Aftermath of the Munich Agreement, Which Turned the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia

over to Germany, German Troops March into the Town Square of Friedland.” United States
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Holocaust Memorial Museum, Wide World Photo, 3 Oct. 1938,

www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/media_ph.php?ModuleId=0&MediaId=2765.

This is a primary source. We used this source to learn about the effects of the Munich

Agreement. It helped us understand how after the Munich Agreement was signed,

German troops marched into Sudetenland.

“Munich Agreement.” Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers, Timothy Hughes Rare &

Early Newspapers, 29 Sept. 1938, www.rarenewspapers.com/view/575513.

From the website Timothy Hughes Rare & Early News we were able to find this digital

image. It is a primary source that writes about the Munich Agreement and was published

the day that the meeting was still in session.

“Neville Chamberlain.” German National Archives, German National Archives, 29 Sept. 1938,

www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/archives/barchpic/search/_1516071142/?search%5Bform%5D%5BSI

GNATUR%5D=Bild+183-H12967.

This is a primary source from the German National Archives. It shows when Neville

Chamberlain arrived at Munich, Germany on September 29, 1938 for the Munich

Conference.
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“Prime Ministers (Left to Right) Lord Neville Chamberlain of the United Kingdom and Edouard

Daladier of France, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini

and Foreign Minister Count Gian Galeazzo Ciano Gather in Munich on September 29, 1938, to

Sign the Munich Treaty between Nazi Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom,

Authorizing Hitler to Annex the Czech Territory Called the Sudetenland.” Radio Free

Europe/Radio Liberty, RFE/RL, 29 Sept. 1938, www.rferl.org/a/25118344.html.

From the RFE/RL site, we were able to find this primary source. It is a photo of the

people involved in the Munich Agreement lined up next to each other. It was taken in

September 29, 1938.

"Primary Sources: World War II." LibGuides. FAU Library, n.d. Web.

This source was used to describe some challenges that World War II had, which was a

shortage or people willing to volunteer for our country. This source should how so many

difficult times our country went through and it was one of the effects of the Munich

Agreement

“Swastika.” Anne Frank Guide, Anne Frank Guide, www.annefrankguide.net/en-

GB/bronnenbank.asp?aid=13945.
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This image is the Nazi symbol of a Swastika. It is a primary source and was used by the

Germans as their national flag for some time.

“The Daily Telegram Writes about How World War I Is over and Germany Has Been Forced to

Accept Terms of the Treaty of Versailles.” Revision World , Revision World Networks, 11 Nov.

1918, revisionworld.com/gcse-revision/history/world-history/world-war-one-1914-1918/end-

world-war-one.

In the Revision World website, we were able to find an image of a newspaper from 1918

that states how World War I is over. It is a primary source and shows how Germany was

forced to accept the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.

“The Economy of Europe Post World War I Was so Destroyed That People Were Throwing

Stacks of Money Away.” Washington State University, Washington State University ,

history.libraries.wsu.edu/fall2014/2014/08/29/the-american-industrial-revolution-and-its-affect-

of-the-19th-century/.

In this primary source photo, children are building stacks of towers with money. This

shows that Europe’s economy was completely ruined and destroyed after World War I.
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“The Treaty of Versailles Cover.” Auckland Museum, Auckland Museum,

www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_library-catalogq40-

15812.

From the Auckland Museum website, we were able to uncover the English cover of the

Treaty of Versailles image. This is a primary source and adds to our understanding of the

treaty.

“ Unemployed Men Trying to Find a Decent Jobs, during the Great Depression in Germany.”

History IBL - Hitler's Rise to Power, wdlhy20163egroup3.blogspot.com/2016/06/germanys-

great-depression-after-ww1.html.

In the website titled History IBL - Hitler’s Rise to Power, we were able to find a picture

of men who are trying to find jobs during the Great Depression. This primary source

helps prove how bad German economy was after the World War I.

Secondary Sources

Anderson, Sheldon R. “Munich: The Iron Law of Diplomacy.” Condemned to Repeat It:

"Lessons of History" and the Making of U.S. Cold War Containment Policy, Lexington Books,

2008, pp. 65–66.

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This is a secondary source. We used this source to research about how Hitler was affected

by the conflict leading to the Munich Agreement. It helped us understand how Hitler had

to make decisions such as wanting to attack Czechoslovakia and agreeing to

Chamberlain’s deal.

Barbezat, Daniel P, et al. “Europe.” World Book Online Reference Center [World Book], 2017,

worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar186660&st=europe#tab=homepage.

This was another article from World Book Online, that really went in depth talking about Europe and

the World Wars. It also helped me understand more about Hitler starting the Nazi party.

Bosco, Peter I., and John Bowman. “The War to End War.” World War I: America at War, Facts

on File, 1991, pp. 115–116.

From the book, World War I: America at War, we were able to learn about the effects of

the Treaty of Versailles. It is a secondary source and showed how Germans were

struggling from the effects of the treaty.

Goldstein, Margaret J. “The Forecast Calls for War.” World War II, Lerner Publications, 2004,

pp. 7–8.
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This is a secondary source. We used this source by reading the information about the

economic conditions during the Great Depression.This source helped us understand our

topic and create our project because it explained how after World War I, the the whole

world was under The Great Depression. It also gave us information on how bad the

German economy was and examples to support it.

Goralski, Robert. “World War II Almanac, 1931-1945.” World War II Almanac, 1931-1945,

1981, p. 73.

This is a secondary source. We used this source to research about how the Munich

Agreement affected Hitler and the Germans. It helped us understand how as soon as the

Munich Agreement was signed, German troops started invading Sudetenland.

National Archives. “The Munich Agreement.” The National Archives,

blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/the-munich-agreement/.

From the National Archives, we were able to learn more about the Munich Agreement. It

showed us how it was a major failure of appeasement.

"Nazi Racism." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial

Museum, n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2017.

<https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007679>.
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This source was able to describe the Nazi Racism and how Hitler felt about the "ultimate"

conflict of Jews vs. Germans. As this source explains that Hitler want the land of

Czechoslovakia's German people to return to the German land and to remove the Jews.

Pictures for the timeline page on our website were found on this website.

Parker, R.A.C. “The Coming of War.” Europe 1919-45, Delacorte Press, 1970, p. 310. This is a

secondary source.

This source was used to learn about what Hitler wanted in the Munich compromise. It

helped us understand how Hitler wanted the Sudeten Germans of Czechoslovakia to

become a part of Germany.

Ragsdale, Hugh. “Introduction.” The Soviets, the Munich Crisis, and the Coming of World War

II, Cambridge University Press, 2004, p. 21.

This is a secondary source. This source was used to help us learn about how Hitler

viewed the conflict leading to the Munich Agreement. It helped us understand how his

main goal was to take over the Sudeten Germans and how he believed that this would

help him later destroy Czechoslovakia.

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Record, Jeffrey. “Why Britain and France Appeased Hitler.” The Specter of Munich:

Reconsidering the Lessons of Appeasing Hitler, Potomac Books, 2007, pp. 21–22.

This is a secondary source. We used this source to learn about what Chamberlain wanted

in the Munich Agreement. It helped us understand our topic because it described how

Chamberlain wanted to prevent war by appeasing Hitler.

Rupp, Richard E. “Nazism.” World Book Online Reference Center [World Book], 2017,

worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar385180&st=nazi#tab=homepage.

This is a secondary source. We used it to learn about the political climate in Germany

during the time of the Munich Agreement. It helped us understand how big of an

influence the Nazi party had on Germany.

Siracusa, Joseph M. “The Munich Analogy.” Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, Edited

by Richard Dean Burns, 2nd ed., vol. 3, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002. Opposing Viewpoints in

Context [Gale],

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query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ30

10308070&windowstate=normal&activityType=BasicSearch&failOverType=&commentary=.

This is a secondary source. This source was used to research about what was the conflict

that led to the Munich Agreement. It helped us understand my topic because it explained

how Hitler was determined to made Sudetenland a part of Germany.

"The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know." Www. Ed. E.

D. Hirsch. Houghton Mifflin Company, Oct. 2002. Web.

This source explained the Key Cultural environment of 1939. This source was able to

break down the basics of the Munich Agreement and explain simply what happened and

why everyone went into World War II.

“The Sudetenland Crisis.” GCSE History, GCSE History,

www.gcsehistory.org.uk/modernworld/appeasement/sudetenland.htm.

This is a secondary source image. The image is a map that shows German territory in

1938 and Sudetenland territory of that time. It helped us understand how Sudetenland

was completely encompassed by Germany.

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “German Prewar Expansion.” United States

Holocaust Memorial Museum , United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,

www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005439.

This is a secondary source. We used this source to learn about the political effect of the

Munich Agreement on Czechoslovakia. It helped us understand how once German forces

occupied Czech provinces, Czechoslovakia no longer existed.

Weinberg/ UNC at Chapel Hill, Gerhard. “The Munich Agreement Interview.” 21 Nov. 2017.

We emailed a historian who is also a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He

answered three brief questions about the Munich Agreement that helped strengthen our

understanding of it.

Wolchik, Sharon L. “Czech Republic .” World Book Online Reference Center [World Book],

2017,

worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar146100&st=czech+republic#tab=homepage.

From this source, we were able to find out more about the role of Czechoslovakia in the

Munich Agreement. Although this article was mostly about Czech Republic and it’s

history, it gave a detailed explanation on the Munich Agreement.

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World War II in People's Lives | National Council on Family Relations. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Nov.

2017. <https://www.ncfr.org/ncfr-report/focus/military-families/world-war-ii>.

This source was able to help us understand the social effects of how American people

were affected after the Munich Agreement.